Problem 2.

4 [Difficulty: 1]

Given: Velocity field

Find: Equation for streamlines

Streamline Plots
Solution: 5
2 C=1
v dy B⋅ x⋅ y B⋅ y
For streamlines = = = 4
C=2
u dx 2 A⋅ x C=3
A⋅ x ⋅ y
C=4
dy B dx 3
= ⋅

y (m)
So, separating variables
y A x
2
B 1
Integrating ln( y ) = ⋅ ln( x ) + c = − ⋅ ln( x ) + c
A 2 1

C
The solution is y=
x 0 1 2 3 4 5

x (m)
The plot can be easily done in Excel.